Author · 1915–1983
Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald was an American writer (1915–1983). Born in Los Gatos.
Our catalogue lists 5 books by Ross Macdonald, mostly angel fiction. They span 1950 to 1963. The most-read is The Chill (1963).
Books by Ross Macdonald
The Chill
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The Drowning Pool
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The Zebra-striped Hearse
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The Moving Target
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The Galton case
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Biography
Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works (particularly the Archer novels) have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.